Setup Guide

14 Getting Started With Your System
Populating the System
CAUTION: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must
be populated at all times with either a sled or with a sled blank.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must
have hard-drive blanks installed.
Install all components into the PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure.
• To install a C8220 single-wide compute sled, slide the new sled into the
enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps into
place.
• To install a
C8220X double-wide compute sled, slide the new sled into
the enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps
into place.
• To install a C8000XD storage sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure
until the sled is fully seated and the release tab snaps into place.
• To install a power sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure until the sled
is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.
• To install a double-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latches snap into place.
• To install a single-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.